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My daughter is part samoan, maltese and English.....she has

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my daughter is part samoan, maltese and English.....she has dark olive skin but has developed small brown patches on her back neck and some on her upper arms . the doctor said it was nothing to worry about...started as two on the back on her neck....doctor said it was a fungus of some sort but very common for her skin type and she did not perscribe anything. I used some fungal cream i bought for tinea on it and it actually turned slightly whiter than her natural skin befor it disapeared after a few days. A few days with no cream and it came back brown again and more on her back as well...i have used the cream off and on for about 2 months but it is getting worse...fades them to start with but comes back worse each time. is it fungal or is it something else....what can i use to get rid of it...she does ballet every day so her skin is always on show and is making her self conciousJA: How long have you been dealing with the skin issue? Have you noticed any major changes in your overall skin or nails recently?Customer: they are not itchy at allJA: Anything else in your medical history you think the doctor should know?Customer: she has had this developing over about two months now....one year ago she had a burst apedicitus and had it drained under CT scan and a general anaesthetic...I was told the radiation was not good

no they are not dry or flaky just brown ...they have faded too much to show in a photo todday because i put the cream on yesterday . I will take photos when they show up dark again...it is hard to put the cream on them when they fade because you cant see them then they just come back and worse

the colour is not blotchy . very even and ever so slightly raised if i let it go a week without cream. is it possible for one person to have somelighter patches and darker patches at the same time. Also how much is this costing me in NZ dollars please